But it also tends to ridicule the losing side and, in some people's view, can cause ill will.
One gelds this new CIO of almost any power, creating a position destined for general ridicule.
Abandonment, rejection, loss or ridicule often lay at the heart of many seemingly bizarre phobias.
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Even so, Etzler predicted that some would greet his proposals with ridicule, and he was right.
The "red line" has become an object of tragicomic ridicule, especially after Tuesday's press conference.
While Varys generates fear and suspicion, Tyrion generates loathing and ridicule, Petyr generates nothing.
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Guffawing critics ridicule this well-oiled "Singabore", casting its good citizens as naive, skin-deep and unadventurous.
Now he professes hurt at being called out for his relentless ridicule of growth proponents.
The Banking Standards Commission has demonstrated, however, that ridicule isn't such a bad substitute.
He provided some early ammunition for ridicule, as a Surrey supporter of Manchester United.
The reaction of competitors such as RIM (BlackBerry) was disbelief, even panic, or ridicule.
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Few people are truly independent thinkers, and the few who are often become targets of ridicule.
Executives expect a certain amount of ridicule for their unconventional and risky approach to problem-solving.
Chavez rarely misses an opportunity to denounce capitalism and ridicule the International Monetary Fund.
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Ultimately to great ridicule Kennedy was against it, but it says here he was correct.
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It doesn't matter what the media does to ridicule him or misinterpret him or defeat him.
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Secrecy is jettisoned in favour of self-publicity on Facebook, opening the way for ridicule, jealousy and betrayal.
Morgan wasn't at the center of scandals and public ridicule the way Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
For HP, there is the risk of being rejected twice (and the ridicule that goes with it).
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After a while, the company started to draw suspicion and then ridicule from analysts and competitors.
It is not the job of serious publications to ridicule the religious sentiments held sacred by many.
The biggest selling point for Alabama, however, is its people - those "rednecks" you like to ridicule.
Again, it's the style of writing that can tend to ridicule--it reminds me very much of Justice Scalia's writing style.
But so far, Obama's equivocations are exposing America's self-proclaimed place as "leader of the free world" to ridicule.
Perfect is an admirer of Shane Warne, and there's reverence in the musical along with all the ridicule.
Because, when they do say something they know they will face ridicule, detailed scrutiny and real economic consequences.
As the symbol of a dynasty hated by many Franco supporters, he was routinely exposed to media ridicule.
Making the Prophet Muhammad the subject of ridicule puts a negative perspective on the entire religion of Islam.
Everyone from the President Obama, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and Governor Walker weighed in with ridicule and scorn.
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